BAFTA Award for Best Original Music

The BAFTA Award for Best Original Music is annual award for movie composers. It is given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. It used to be called Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music. 

John Williams and Hans Zimmer have the most nominations. 

Winners and nominees

1960s
 Year Film Composer(s) Anthony Asquith Award for Original Film Music  The Lion in Winter John Barry The Charge of the Light Brigade John Addison Live for Life Francis Lai Romeo and Juliet Nino Rota  Z Mikis Theodorakis Secret Ceremony Richard Rodney Bennett The Thomas Crown Affair Michel Legrand Women in Love Georges Delerue

1970s
 Year Film Composer(s)  Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Burt Bacharach Alice's Restaurant Arlo Guthrie Figures in a Landscape Richard Rodney Bennett The Railway Children Johnny Douglas  Summer of '42 Michel Legrand Little Big Man John Hammond Shaft Isaac Hayes Traffic Charles Dumont  The Godfather Nino Rota Lady Caroline Lamb Richard Rodney Bennett The Tragedy of Macbeth Third Ear Band Young Winston Alfred Ralston  O Lucky Man! Alan Price Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid Bob Dylan Sounder Taj Mahal State of Siege Mikis Theodorakis  Murder on the Orient Express Richard Rodney Bennett Chinatown Jerry Goldsmith Happy New Year Francis Lai Serpico Mikis Theodorakis The Three Musketeers Michel Legrand  Jaws  The Towering Inferno John Williams   The Godfather Part II Nino Rota The Taking of Pelham One Two Three David Shire The Wind and the Lion Jerry Goldsmith  Taxi Driver Bernard Herrmann Bugsy Malone Paul Williams One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Jack Nitzsche The Slipper and the Rose Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman  A Bridge Too Far John Addison Equus Richard Rodney Bennett The Spy Who Loved Me Marvin Hamlisch A Star Is Born Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Ascher, Rupert Holmes, Leon Russell, Kenny Loggins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman and Donna Weiss  Star Wars John Williams Close Encounters of the Third Kind John Williams Julia Georges Delerue Saturday Night Fever Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb  Days of Heaven Ennio Morricone Alien Jerry Goldsmith Apocalypse Now Carmine Coppola and Francis Ford Coppola Yanks Richard Rodney Bennett

1980s
 Year Film Composer(s) Best Original Film Music  The Empire Strikes Back John Williams Breaking Glass Hazel O'Connor Fame Michael Gore Flash Gordon John Deacon, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor and Howard Blake  The French Lieutenant's Woman Carl Davis Arthur Burt Bacharach Chariots of Fire Vangelis Raiders of the Lost Ark John Williams Best Score for a Film  E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial John Williams Blade Runner Vangelis Gandhi George Fenton and Ravi Shankar Missing Vangelis  Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence Ryuichi Sakamoto Flashdance Giorgio Moroder Local Hero Mark Knopfler An Officer and a Gentleman Jack Nitzsche  Once Upon a Time in America Ennio Morricone Carmen Paco de Lucía The Killing Fields Mike Oldfield Paris, Texas Ry Cooder  Witness Maurice Jarre Beverly Hills Cop Harold Faltermeyer The Emerald Forest Brian Gascoigne and Junior Homrich A Passage to India Maurice Jarre  The Mission Ennio Morricone Out of Africa John Barry A Room with a View Richard Robbins Round Midnight Herbie Hancock  The Untouchables Ennio Morricone Cry Freedom George Fenton and Jonas Gwangwa Hope and Glory Peter Martin Wish You Were Here Stanley Myers  Empire of the Sun John Williams Bird Lennie Niehaus The Last Emperor Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong Su Moonstruck Dick Hyman Best Original Film Score  Dead Poets Society Maurice Jarre Dangerous Liaisons George Fenton Mississippi Burning Trevor Jones Working Girl Carly Simon

1990s
 Year Film Composer(s)  Cinema Paradiso Andrea Morricone and Ennio Morricone The Fabulous Baker Boys Dave Grusin Memphis Belle George Fenton Postcards from the Edge Carly Simon  Cyrano de Bergerac Jean-Claude Petit Dances with Wolves John Barry The Silence of the Lambs Howard Shore Thelma & Louise Hans Zimmer  Strictly Ballroom David Hirschfelder Beauty and the Beast Howard Ashman and Alan Menken Hear My Song John Altman The Last of the Mohicans Randy Edelman and Trevor Jones  Schindler's List John Williams Aladdin Alan Menken The Piano Michael Nyman Sleepless in Seattle Marc Shaiman Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music  Backbeat Don Was The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Guy Gross Four Weddings and a Funeral Richard Rodney Bennett The Lion King Hans Zimmer  Il Postino: The Postman Luis Enríquez Bacalov Braveheart James Horner The Madness of King George George Fenton Sense and Sensibility Patrick Doyle  The English Patient Gabriel Yared Brassed Off Trevor Jones Evita Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber Shine David Hirschfelder  Romeo + Juliet Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries The Full Monty Anne Dudley L.A. Confidential Jerry Goldsmith Titanic James Horner  Elizabeth David Hirschfelder Hilary and Jackie Barrington Pheloung Saving Private Ryan John Williams Shakespeare in Love Stephen Warbeck  American Beauty Thomas Newman Buena Vista Social Club Ry Cooder and Nick Gold The End of the Affair Michael Nyman The Talented Mr. Ripley Gabriel Yared

2000s
 Year Film Composer(s)  Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Tan Dun Almost Famous Nancy Wilson Billy Elliot Stephen Warbeck Gladiator Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmer O Brother, Where Art Thou? T Bone Burnett and Carter Burwell  Moulin Rouge! Craig Armstrong and Marius de Vries Amélie Yann Tiersen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Howard Shore Mulholland Dr. Angelo Badalamenti Shrek Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell  The Hours Philip Glass Catch Me If You Can John Williams Chicago Fred Ebb, Danny Elfman and John Kander Gangs of New York Howard Shore The Pianist Wojciech Kilar  Cold Mountain T Bone Burnett and Gabriel Yared Girl with a Pearl Earring Alexandre Desplat Kill Bill: Volume 1 RZA The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Howard Shore Lost in Translation Brian Reitzell and Kevin Shields  The Motorcycle Diaries Gustavo Santaolalla The Aviator Howard Shore The Chorus Bruno Coulais Finding Neverland Jan A. P. Kaczmarek Ray Craig Armstrong  Memoirs of a Geisha John Williams Brokeback Mountain Gustavo Santaolalla The Constant Gardener Alberto Iglesias Mrs Henderson Presents George Fenton Walk the Line T Bone Burnett  Babel Gustavo Santaolalla Casino Royale David Arnold Dreamgirls Henry Krieger Happy Feet John Powell The Queen Alexandre Desplat Best Music  La Vie en Rose Christopher Gunning American Gangster Marc Streitenfeld Atonement Dario Marianelli The Kite Runner Alberto Iglesias There Will Be Blood Jonny Greenwood  Slumdog Millionaire A. R. Rahman The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Alexandre Desplat The Dark Knight James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer Mamma Mia! Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus WALL-E Thomas Newman  Up Michael Giacchino Avatar James Horner Crazy Heart T Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton Fantastic Mr. Fox Alexandre Desplat Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Chaz Jankel

2010s
 Year Film Composer(s) Best Original Music  The King's Speech Alexandre Desplat 127 Hours A. R. Rahman Alice in Wonderland Danny Elfman How to Train Your Dragon John Powell Inception Hans Zimmer  The Artist Ludovic Bource The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Hugo Howard Shore Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Alberto Iglesias War Horse John Williams  Skyfall Thomas Newman Anna Karerina Dario Marianelli Argo Alexandre Desplat Life of Pi Mychael Danna Lincoln John Williams  Gravity Steven Price 12 Years a Slave Hans Zimmer The Book Thief John Williams Captain Phillips Henry Jackman Saving Mr. Banks Thomas Newman  The Grand Budapest Hotel Alexandre Desplat Birdman Antonio Sánchez Interstellar Hans Zimmer The Theory of Everything Jóhann Jóhannsson Under the Skin Mica Levi  The Hateful Eight Ennio Morricone Bridge of Spies Thomas Newman The Revenant Ryuichi Sakamoto and Carsten Nicolai Sicario Jóhann Jóhannsson Star Wars: The Force Awakens John Williams  La La Land Justin Hurwitz Arrival Jóhann Jóhannsson Jackie Mica Levi Lion Hauschka and Dustin O'Halloran Nocturnal Animals Abel Korzeniowski  The Shape of Water Alexandre Desplat Blade Runner 2049 Benjamin Wallfisch and Hans Zimmer Darkest Hour Dario Marianelli Dunkirk Hans Zimmer Phantom Thread Jonny Greenwood  A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga and Lukas Nelson BlacKkKlansman Terence Blanchard If Beale Street Could Talk Nicholas Britell Isle of Dogs Alexandre Desplat Mary Poppins Returns Marc Shaiman  Joker Hildur Guðnadóttir 1917 Thomas Newman Jojo Rabbit Michael Giacchino Little Women Alexandre Desplat Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker John Williams

2020s
 Year Film Composer(s)  Soul Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Minari Emile Mosseri News of the World James Newton Howard Promising Young Woman Anthony Willis Mank Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross  Dune Hans Zimmer Being the Ricardos Daniel Pemberton Don't Look Up Nicholas Britell The French Dispatch Alexandre Desplat The Power of the Dog Jonny Greenwood  All Quiet on the Western Front Volker Bertelmann Babylon Justin Hurwitz The Banshees of Inisherin Carter Burwell Everything Everywhere All at Once Son Lux Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Alexandre Desplat  Oppenheimer Ludwig Göransson Killers of the Flower Moon Robbie Robertson Poor Things Jerskin Fendrix Saltburn Anthony Willis Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Daniel Pemberton The Brutalist Daniel BlumbergConclaveVolker BertelmannEmilia PérezClément Ducol, CamilleNosferatuRobin CarolanThe Wild RobotKris Bowers

 Multiple wins and nominations 

Multiple nominations

16 nominations
 John Williams

12 nominations
 Alexandre Desplat

10 nominations
 Hans Zimmer

7 nominations
 Richard Rodney Bennett

6 nominations
 George Fenton
 Ennio Morricone
 Thomas Newman
 Howard Shore

4 nominations
 T Bone Burnett
 Jerry Goldsmith

3 nominations
 Craig Armstrong
 John Barry
 Jonny Greenwood
 David Hirschfelder
 James Horner
 Alberto Iglesias
 Maurice Jarre
 Jóhann Jóhannsson
 Trevor Jones
 Michel Legrand
 Dario Marianelli
 John Powell
 Trent Reznor
 Atticus Ross
 Nino Rota
 Ryuichi Sakamoto
 Gustavo Santaolalla
 Mikis Theodorakis
 Vangelis
 Gabriel Yared

2 nominations
 John Addison
 Burt Bacharach
 Nicholas Britell
 Carter Burwell
 Ry Cooder
 Georges Delerue
 Marius de Vries
 Danny Elfman
 Michael Giacchino
 James Newton Howard
 Justin Hurwitz
 Francis Lai
 Mica Levi
 Alan Menken
 Jack Nitzsche
 Michael Nyman
 Daniel Pemberton
 A. R. Rahman
 Marc Shaiman
 Carly Simon
 Stephen Warbeck
 Paul Williams
 Anthony Willis

Multiple wins

7 wins
 John Williams

6 wins
 Ennio Morricone

3 wins
 Alexandre Desplat

2 wins
 Craig Armstrong
 Marius de Vries
 David Hirschfelder
 Maurice Jarre
 Thomas Newman
 Gustavo Santaolalla
 Gabriel Yared

 References 

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